Sworn evidence describing the search made for a will.
In Islamic law
Directly connected to the registry model — a documented registry search is evidence of diligence.
In Canadian law
Required before a court will treat an estate as intestate. Should describe each step and each institution contacted.
No significant difference between the four Sunni schools is recorded on this point in the sources reviewed. Where a specific case turns on it, ask a qualified scholar rather than relying on a general summary.
Canadian legal detail
Treadstone Law, an Ontario firm with a wills and estates practice, covers the Canadian side of this in more depth:
- Who can apply to administer estate no will ontario
- Children born outside marriage intestacy ontario
- What happens if you die without a will ontario
This entry is general information, not legal or religious advice. Inheritance turns on the exact family circumstances. Confirm Canadian law with a lawyer in your province, and any religious ruling with a qualified scholar.
Citations & sources
Every factual claim on this page traces to one of the references below. Legislation and dollar thresholds change — verify against the primary source before relying on any figure.
- Apply for probate of an estate — Government of Ontario
- Locating wills and documents — Law Society of Ontario
- Succession Law Reform Act, RSO 1990, c S.26 — Government of Ontario
- Administering estates — Government of Ontario
- Children born outside marriage intestacy ontario — Treadstone Law
- Probate ontario bank account no will — Treadstone Law
- How does intestacy treat common law children — Treadstone Law
- Intestacy spouse one child ontario — Treadstone Law
- Dying without a will intestacy ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law